Girls' name · since 1963
Karalynn
765 babies named Karalynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,135 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 765
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Karalynn is the #12135 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 765 recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Karalynn recorded 765 times among girls since 1963, holding rank #12135 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #9,010 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,135 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 765 born since 1963
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karalynn ranks #9,010 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,135 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 765 born since 1963, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,135 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 765
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karalynn's 765 recorded births place it above 87.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Karalynn compares
765 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Karalynn's all-time total is 103% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karalynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 765 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Karalynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karalynn's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karalynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Karalynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (251 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Karalynn's strongest decade.
251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Karalynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s 67
1980s
67 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
220 births
- 2010s
2010s
251 births
- 2020s 69
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 251 births (33% of all-time use).
How Karalynn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Karalynn's total volume
Karalynn by state
Where Karalynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 2.1% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.3% |
16 of 765 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Karalynn's data
- Karalynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (251 total births); usage has since declined to 69 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Karalynns (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karalynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~62 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1963–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Karalynn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.